My 8 week old has eczema. I'm on an elimination diet (dr sears). Last Monday we went to see a dermatologist as the eczema was sooo bad and other doctors had not been helpful.

We were given steroid/cortizone creams and a syrup to give ds2 once a day (also a steroid). All these things cleared up his eczema (I'm still on the diet).

Today we went for a follow up with the doc, and basically it's carry on as we have been - but give ds2 the steroid syrup three times a week for another month and then go back and see him again. This bothers me, as it's just pushing medicine at us and not looking at what triggers the eczema.

Anyway, basically I'm asking if it does any good continuing with the elimination diet whilst ds2 is on these meds? When can I start adding things back into my diet (been doing the ED for three weeks)? Will he even get a reaction from anything I eat considering he's on medicine?

You're probably not going to figure out much while he's on the meds. So I'd either go off the meds and see if with the ED he's OK now, or go off the ED (it's not good to be on for more than a few weeks).

I personally would stop the meds and see where he's at on the ED - 3 weeks is long enough to have cleared stuff out of your system, so you'll be able to see if his skin stays OK off the meds. If it does, then you can start adding foods back!

Well, it sounds like the ED has eliminated some of his reactive foods, but not all. The next step would be to rotate out one of the foods you're eating (switch for something else). What are you eating, we may be able to help you guess the most likely culprit. Also, are you on any supps, they often contain hidden ingredients.

You may also want to add some hemp milk or coconut milk into your diet to get some fat-important for both you and baby. If you continue to battle eczema, you can try wet wrapping. If you google it, you should find some references for the technique or you can check out parents of food allergic kids.